NORTH OLMSTED — A North Olmsted woman and her 18-year-old son are dead after a shooting at their home Saturday afternoon, police said.
Officers arrested 44-year-old man Hammodi Ahmed Ali Al Naser , the husband and father of the victims — in connection with the shooting.
A neighbor called 911 just after 2 p.m. and told dispatchers the man had shot his family. Officers responded to the home on Evelyn Drive, where they found the 18-year-old outside the front of the house with multiple gunshot wounds. First responders treated him at the scene before an ambulance transported him to a local hospital.
Inside the home, police found a 42-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds. She died at the scene.
“It was a very chaotic scene,” Lt. Matt Beck said. “Obviously a lot of family members here, a lot of children involved.”
Police believe there were seven children living in the home. Beck said all seven have since been taken to another residence and are safe.
The investigation has been complicated by a language barrier. Beck said police are hoping to find someone who speaks Arabic to assist with interviewing the suspect.
At this point, police say the motive remains unknown.
Investigators spent hours processing the home, taking photographs, collecting evidence and speaking with neighbors. Multiple surrounding police agencies also assisted at the scene, including officers from Westlake, Fairview Park and Bay Village.
Naser has been charged with two counts of Aggravated Murder. He will have arraignment at Rocky River Municipal Court on Monday. Motive for the shooting is still unknown.
On behalf of Mayor Nicole Dailey Jones:
Domestic violence happens in every city, and it is almost unpredictable.
Myself, my director of public safety, and all our first responders fight battles every day to keep our residents safe and secure in their homes as well as in our city at large. As a mother, I am terribly sad for the families involved as well as for our community.
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